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Massive Surge in Malicious Android Apps Targeting Indian Users

First seen 2 Dec 2025, 18:33 UTC • Bleepingcomputer

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Over 42 million downloads of malicious Android apps were reported in India, making it the largest target for mobile malware. The Zscaler ThreatLabz 2025 report noted a 67% increase in malware targeting Android devices and identified 239 malicious apps that bypassed Google Play Store filters between June 2024 and May 2025.

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16 entities, 20 inferred relationships (STIX 2.1).

Technique (3)

Malware
Phishing
Trojan

Malware (9)

Anatsa
Android Void (Vo1d)
BadBazaar
Gafgyt
Joker info-stealer
Mirai
SpyLoan
SpyNote
Xnotice

Affected Platform (4)

Android
Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
Android TV
Google Play

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Malware targets Android
Malware targets Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
Malware targets Android TV
Malware targets Google Play
Phishing targets Android
Phishing targets Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
Phishing targets Android TV
Phishing targets Google Play
Trojan targets Android
Trojan targets Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
Trojan targets Android TV
Trojan targets Google Play
Anatsa related to Android Void (Vo1d)
Anatsa related to BadBazaar
Anatsa related to Gafgyt
Anatsa related to Joker info-stealer
Anatsa related to Mirai
Anatsa related to SpyLoan
Anatsa related to SpyNote
Anatsa related to Xnotice

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